AG 1889

• Brush: Boti Motherlode knot in laminated wooden handle, 30 mm
• Razor: Dovo 41 Inox
• Lather: Chicago Grooming Co. AG 1889
• Aftershave: Chicago Grooming Co. AG 1889
• Fragrance: Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540

Another upsettingly upsetless match yesterday. I guess the seed calculation was really on point 😅 A pattern emerged again where the first half of the votes lean more progressive, pro-underdog (in this match until 14:00 GMT) only to be wiped out by a reactionary pro-establishment wave waking up (That’s around 06:00 CST. I see you, mid-westerners.)

HoM Sti Other Total Time (GMT) 0 0 0 0 06:00 1 0 0 1 07:00 2 0 0 2 08:00 3 1 0 4 09:00 5 4 0 9 10:00 8 5 1 14 11:00 9 9 3 21 12:00 13 15 6 34 13:00 19 20 6 45 14:00 26 21 7 54 15:00 30 22 8 60 16:00 31 24 9 64 17:00 33 26 10 69 18:00 33 29 11 73 19:00 34 29 11 74 20:00 37 31 11 79 21:00 40 32 11 83 22:00 42 32 11 85 23:00 44 33 11 88 00:00 47 35 11 93 01:00 51 37 12 100 02:00 52 38 12 102 03:00 52 39 12 103 04:00 52 40 12 104 05:00 53 41 12 106 05:51

I really enjoyed my travel razor yesterday, so I reused it today. AG 1889 is my first duck fat soap from CGC, and I’m impressed. Even in this first try, I got glistening slick lather without issues.

The scent is intriguing; right off the bat, it reminded me of warm, spicy Baccarat Rouge behind a fresher, spicy, dominant first wave. I have since been made fun of on the discord for that comparison (doubtless deservedly, my wife reacts similarly when I talk about scents), but my nose, my combo 😊

Unfortunately, I get a distinct frag tingling from the soap. Not much, but it’s definitely there. I’ll hive the soap another chance, but this one might need to move on.